Lady T (album) explained
Lady T is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released by Motown's Gordy label on February 14, 1980.
Background
The album was produced by Richard Rudolph, and the track "Too Many Colors" features the then 7 year-old Maya Rudolph, daughter of Rudolph and his late wife Minnie Riperton. The album was dedicated to Minnie Riperton. Lady T was the nickname of Teena Marie at Motown Records. The packaging of Teena Marie's debut album Wild and Peaceful had not included a picture of the singer, and the image on the sleeve of this album surprised many people who had assumed she was African-American.
Lady T peaked at #18 on the Black Albums chart and #45 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single "Can It Be Love" was a minor hit on the US Black Singles chart followed by "Behind the Groove" which peaked at #21 on the US Black Singles chart and became Teena Marie's only top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #6. "Lonely Desire" was released as the final single from the album.
Track listing
- Side A
- "Behind the Groove" (Marie, Richard Rudolph) – 6:06
- "Now That I Have You" (Art Philips, Richard Rudolph, Claudia Talbott) – 5:32
- "Lonely Desire" (Marie, Richard Rudolph, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:39
- "Aladdin's Lamp" (Marie) – 4:55
- Side B
5. "You're All the Boogie I Need" (Mickey Hearn, Marie) – 5:44
6. "Can It Be Love" (Marie, Dwayne Wedlaw) – 4:24
7. "Young Girl in Love" (Jill Jones, Marie) – 3:55
8. "Why Did I Have to Fall in Love with You" (Marie, George Sopuch) – 4:45
9. "Too Many Colors (Tee's Interlude)" (Marie) – 3:10
- 1991 Reissue
10. "Why Can't I Get Next to You" (Marie) – 3:58
11. "Co-Pilot to Pilot" (Marie) – 4:23
- 2011 Expanded Edition
10. Behind The Groove (Original LP Version) - 6:13
11. Behind The Groove (Rick James Mix) - 6:16
12. Behind The Groove (The Missing "M+M" 12-Inch Mix) - 9:13Personnel
- Teena Marie – acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Nathan Watts, Eddie Watkins, Oscar Alston on "Behind The Groove" – bass
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Jeremy Lubbock – Fender Rhodes
- Randy Waldman – Fender Rhodes, piano, synthesizer
- Greg Hargrove, Tim May, Bob "Boogie" Bowles, Art Phillips – guitar
- Charles A. Glenn, Jr., Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. – bass
- Christopher Anthony Boehme, Paul Hines, Tony "T-Bird" Lewis – drums
- Gary Grant – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Kim Hutchcroft – flute, saxophone
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Charles Loper – trombone
- Steve Forman – percussion
- Everett Bryson, Jr. – congas, percussion
- James S. Stewart, Jr. – piano
- Thomas "T" Bumpass – trumpet, backing vocals
- William Carroll White, Jr. – saxophone, backing vocals
- Larry Williams – flute, saxophone
- Ray C. Woodard – saxophone, backing vocals
- Bob Zimmitti – cowbell, percussion
- Maya Rudolph, Dwayne Medlaw – voices
- Diahnne Abbott, Brenda Lee Eager, Linda Little, Jill Jones, Bill Thedford – backing vocals
Charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[2] |
|---|
US
R&B | US
Dance | UK (OCC) |
|---|
| 1980 | "Can It Be Love" | 57 | — | — |
| "Behind the Groove" | 21 | 4 | 6 |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4844/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Teena Marie US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-03.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4844/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Teena Marie US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-09-03.
